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The Lead and How to Swing It

T.J.=, Tom Jones
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 18, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: 1994
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Interscope Records
  • ASIN: B000001Y6L
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #197,333 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. If I Only Knew
2. Girl Like You
3. I Wanna Get Back with You
4. Situation
5. Something for Your Head
6. Fly Away
7. Love Is on Our Side
8. I Don't Think So
9. Lift Me Up
10. Show Me
11. Changes

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The Welshman refuses to age gracefully, and more power to him. His Art of Noise collaboration on Prince's "Kiss" showed the way in '88. Here Jones teams with Trevor Horn, Flood, Youth, Teddy Riley, and Jeff Lynne. He makes an unconvincing fly boy on the Riley tracks, but shines in a campier, upbeat context with "If I Only Knew," the monstrous club track "A Girl Like You" and a powerful duet with Tori Amos, "I Wanna Get Back With You." Jeff Bateman

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is why Tom Jones is so great., June 22, 2001
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If you've heard Tom Jones sing and love the sound but can't take the Vegas schmaltz, this is the album to get. Tom can sing anything with anyone: he growls, he soars, he hits notes that a man his age (sorry, Tom) has no damn business hitting.

I read an interview with Tom years ago where he said that he thinks his continuing success comes from knowing when to "take the pee out of yourself" (which translates to "make fun of yourself" in American English). I think that that's how he can pull off asides like "T.J.'s in the house with phat beats from the streets." ("Something for your head") Don't be frightened -- he wisely stops short of actually rapping.

From soulful, melty ballads like "I wanna get back with you" to the self-esteem anthem "I don't think so" ("failure wants to play tapes in your head -- will you just lay there in your bed? No, I don't think so!") this album shows off the incredible range of a truly talented vocalist to whom stereotyping has not been quite fair. If you really need Tom's particular brand of charming smarm, there's "Show Me," and if you get halfway through "Lift me Up" without becoming the backup singer you always knew you could be, well, you have more restraint than I.

Check this out -- it ain't Delilah!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still kicking @ss!, February 15, 2003
This man has a voice that drags you to the heights of Mount Everest and will then glide you down a slope into a sea of tranquility... This album is simply a superb collage of Tom Jones' great vocals and excellent beats and background music. Don't miss out on a GREAT album!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE "VOICE" DOES IT AGAIN, March 25, 2000
By JEFF (Atlanta, GA.) - See all my reviews
Tom jones can sing anything and it's provin here on this fantastic CD. He touches on all types of music that he likes and sings like nobody else could. Nobody belts out a note like him. I fully recommend this CD for all ages with all different tastes in music. I have seen him several times in concert and he is more powerful live than on a recording. I give this CD 5 stars!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great
An AMAZING voice, and the opening song "If I only knew" is a great party song, but the rest of the albums has too many fillers.
Published 9 months ago by Reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Great cover pic, really good tunes!
I really like TJ's music and hadn't heard of this CD before. Just received it yesterday and I'm enjoying it. It's a bit different. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Deeds-n-VA

5.0 out of 5 stars 14 Years Later and Still Listening To It !
I'm 30 now and started liking Tom Jones when I was around 15. The guy's voice is incredible and one incredible live performer also. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dominic77

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit 'over the top, but a great listen.
Here's guy who has a voice and a personality that won't quit, and through canny guidance by his manager/son, has managed to save himself from stagnating into playing for the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Steve Grey

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Cool
(...) He may be older than my father, but he does great things with this album - the songs get in your head and stay there. Read more
Published on August 2, 2005 by Alexandra O'Conner

1.0 out of 5 stars Too little, too late
A collection of songs that won't go away from a man that refuses to hang it up. It's hard to find any kind of ascent or plateau in the quality of his work, he always seems to be... Read more
Published on June 19, 2002 by Bryan

5.0 out of 5 stars Tom Jones has the "Lead" and knows how "to Swing It"
I'm a long-time fan of Tom Jones and "The Lead and How to Swing It" is my favorite. His versatility, his soul-touching voice, and his inexplicable charisma all shine... Read more
Published on July 2, 1999 by mystic7@webtv.net

4.0 out of 5 stars Tom demonstrates he can swing with the contemporary crowd.
Tom has been singing contemporary songs in concert and on his TV specials for years, but with "The Lead... Read more
Published on June 27, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Best
It is a CD that you will listen to over and over. I heard the song "Situation" on the show Veronica's Closet and I hear "If I only knew" in the store Spencers... Read more
Published on July 15, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Talented and Sexy whatever his age. YEAH!!!!
Every since I was little and watched Tom make guest appearances on TV I have thought he was sexy but I was not particularly impressed with his vocal talents. Read more
Published on June 11, 1998

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